Cook is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Cook, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Cook have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Cook were 100 people, 12 would be kids under 18
Cook changed by −7% from 2010 to 2020. About 515 people call Cook home (2025 Census estimate). Across MN, 39 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; here, 24. Home workers make up 6 in 100 workers (MN: 18).
Median age 58.1 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9 points. Among residents 35 to 44, 61% are men (MN 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Cook says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Cook
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Cook’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Cook or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Cook in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.